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13 Aug 2014

Abstract

The standard diffraction limit of light is about 250 nm, meaning that you cannot “resolve” objects closer than this distance. Despite this, we have come up with a method to measure 1.5 nm in x-y plane, with 1-500 msec, using a technique we call Fluorescence imaging with one-nanometer accuracy (FIONA) is a technique for localization a single dye, or a single group of dyes, to within approximately 1-nm accuracy. This high degree of precision is achieved using total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy, deoxygenation agents, and a high quantum yield, low-noise detector.